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Dronryp

Dronrijp

Street in 2010

Street in 2010

Flag of Dronryp

Flag

Coat of arms of Dronryp

Coat of arms

Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands

Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands

Location in the municipality of Menameradiel

Location in the municipality of Menameradiel

Dronryp is located in Friesland

Dronryp

Dronryp

Location in the Netherlands

Dronryp is located in Netherlands

Dronryp

Dronryp

Dronryp (Netherlands)

Coordinates: 53°12′N 5°39′E / 53.200°N 5.650°E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
MunicipalityWaadhoeke
Area

• Total

15.83 km2 (6.11 sq mi)
Elevation0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Population

 (2021)[1]

• Total

3,275
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal code

9035[1]

Dialing code0517

Dronryp (Dutch: Dronrijp[3]) is a village in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke. On 1 January 2017, it had 3,281 inhabitants.[4]

History and architecture

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Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. A few centuries BC, a settlement developed around where the street Tsjerkebuorren is now (Stenvert et al., 2000). Another settlement came into existence nearby when a canal between Leeuwarden and Harlingen was completed in 1507. (Part of it was filled up in 1940.) Between roughly 1850 and 1950, these two gradually merged.

The oldest known reference to the village dates from 1132, when it was called Denningrip, meaning a "rip" (narrow stretch of land) where a family called Drenninga lived.[5]

Of the old mansions in the area only the early 18th century Schatzenburg remains.

Miscellaneous information

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The van Harinxmakanaal, completed in 1953, runs along the south side of the town. The A31 runs along the north side. Dronryp also has a railway station.

Painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was born in the house at Dûbelestreek 2, Eise Eisinga, famous for his planetarium, at Tsjerkebuorren 13.

There are three windmills in Dronryp; De Poelen, Kingmatille, and the Hatsumermolen.

  • Church of Dronryp

    Church of Dronryp

  • Restaurant "Op Hatsum"

  • House in Dronryp

    House in Dronryp

  • Houses in Dronryp

    Houses in Dronryp

  • Stenvert, R. et al. (2000), Monumenten in Nederland: Fryslân, Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle, the Netherlands. ISBN 90-400-9476-4.
  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9035AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ Taalunie (2019). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ Feiten en cijfers - Menameradiel
  5. ^ Groenedijk, T. (2000). Nederlandse plaatsnamen. Slingenberg Boekproducties, Hoogeveen, 2000. ISBN 90-76113-81-5. (Presumably, Groenedijk means "Drenningrip" here.)
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